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saw the BU team picking up the bags at the airport saturday, no sad faces
Krating Daeng
Dietrich Mateschitz was born in 1946, a native of the Styria (Steiermark) region of Austria. As a student in Vienna, he studied world trade and commerce. After graduating, he worked for Unilever, then Blendax, a German manufacturer of toothpaste. This position involved much global travel.
In 1982, Mateschitz visited Thailand and brought home with him a number of energy drinks he sampled there. According to The Economist, Mateschitz was sold on a product called Krating Daeng after it took away his jet lag. He later claimed to consume up to eight of the drinks a day.
Krating Daeng, which is Thai for "Red Bull," was a drink popular among cab drivers and other blue collar workers. It had been produced since the early 1970s by the T.C. Pharmaceutical Co., founded in Thailand in 1962 by Chaleo Yoovidhya, a Blendax licensee. (T.C. Pharmaceutical eventually formed the subsidiary Red Bull Beverage Co. Ltd.)
Mateschitz founded Red Bull GmbH in Austria in 1984 as a 49 percent partner with Chaleo Yoovidhya and his son. The company began marketing its namesake drink in Austria in 1987; a million cans were sold in the year.
The original formula was altered for Western palates. Some ingredients were dropped and carbonation was added. Components of the legendary elixir included B vitamins, glucuronolactone, sodium, and caffeine. One ingredient, the amino acid taurine, was derived synthetically, not from bull testicles, as rumor had it. Red Bull's selling proposition was that it increased stamina and mental concentration, making it a natural for one of the original target users, long-distance drivers. The taste of the thick yellow beverage, said to be akin to liquid gummi bears, lent added distinction to the brand.
Anybody have good or bad experiences with specific brands of dishwashers, refrigerators, stoves, and/or washing machines?
Augustus Owsley Stanley III, Dead at 76 Kid Charlemagne
via chuck fb
history of sci-fi infographic
building that used to sit at the corner of e3 and bowery where the bowery hotel is: drydock savings bank
Japan hit by massive earthquake and tsunami
Wine Job Postings By Distributors Rise In February
Postings 20 Percent Higher than February 2010
SONOMA, CA—Winejobs.com released a report detailing wine job posting trends as of February 2011. As the wine industry’s leading online job site, Winejobs.com has a unique vantage point over industry trends. The Winejobs.com Index shows distributor job postings in February 2011 increased 20 percent from their level in February 2010, and were 24 percent higher than February 2009.
ARGH. so i just bought a new printer that only apparently works with os x 10.5 and up. the hp people said i won't find printers that work with 10.4 any more bc apple is not continuing with support for this os. can i update the os on skinny's laptop?
The real roots of yoga
Mash-up of Bill O'Reilly and an angry kid.
RIP freewheelin' Suze Rotolo.
house of david / via antiques road show